"It's a look at the top composers and their musical tribute to the whole Broadway scene," said Walt deFaria, who created and directed the show at the behest of Pacific Repertory Theatre's founder.

"Stephen Moorer called me and said let's do a show about Broadway, and away I ran," said deFaria.

The tribute is a collection of songs from 27 shows, including "Phantom of the Opera," "Les Miserables," "Wicked," "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Evita."

"There's a lot of songs we've also picked that are less known but entertaining," deFaria said.

The four actors and actresses in the cast — Reg Houston, Lydia Lions, Scott McQuiston and Gracie Poletti — are well-known on the Monterey Peninsula, having performed in various shows and some professional work. They all acted together in PacRep's production of the spoof "Forbidden Broadway."

"The four of them became a family when doing 'Forbidden Broadway,' so this is like a family reunion," deFaria said.

"Individually they're very funny but have outstanding voices," he added, "a wonderful mixture of being able to get laughs but treating the material beautifully."

And in "a wonderful addition to the four," he said, a special guest artist will be Susanne Mentzer from the Metropolitan Opera.

DeFaria picked shows he liked and songs he thought the audience would be comfortable with, such as "Memory" from "Cats" and "I'm the Greatest Star" from "Funny Girl."

Although the singing is more traditional, a bit of fun was added to the show.

"This show sings the Broadway songs the way they were meant to be sung on Broadway," deFaria said. "But in between we're allowed to have a bit of humor."

Most of the songs will be introduced, and there will be a bit of dialogue in between. The actors and actresses will include commentary about the source of the songs.

The show is like a cabaret, with simple set pieces, the women in dresses and the men in suits and tuxes.

"Pieces that are there indicate something theatrical will happen," deFaria said. "There are suggested changes as you go along; it's all designed to help bring the song to life for the audience with the minor props."

A bit of dancing is thrown in, too, choreographed by Sherri Beck.

"The dancing fits their ability, which is charming," deFaria said.

The show's conductor is Stephen Tosh, a classical composer who dabbles in musical comedy on the side. He has written operas with deFaria.

DeFaria has no idea how people will respond to the show, but he does know one thing: "Only thing we can guarantee is that they'll walk out humming a tune."